Story Kaleidoscope

Overview

Programme IDAEP0420506

Programme TypeWorkshops

Recommended Size 8 - 30

Language Tamil, English, Mandarin, Malay

Programme Format On-site

Cost $500.00 Per session $250.00 Per hour

Primary Art Form - Sub-Genre Literary Arts - Storytelling

Student Profile Primary Lower, Primary Middle, Primary Upper

Duration

Secondary Art Form - Sub-Genre -

Venue (where applicable)

Showcase

Programme Synopsis International storyteller and Singapore storytelling pioneer Sheila Wee and her team of gifted and experienced professional storytellers are proud to present a high-quality experiential storytelling workshop for lower primary pupils. The endorsed artists are all highly experienced storytellers, each with their unique repertoire of stories. They have between 17 and 25 years experience as professional storytellers and most of them began their careers as teachers and so are very comfortable in a school environment. This workshop begins with the telling of a folktale crafted by the storyteller to engage the pupils. The pupils will then be led on an exploration of that story and its telling through a number of engaging hands-on activities. By the end of the workshop the pupils will have engaged in a kaleidoscope of activities that will give them tools to prepare stories for oral telling and plan the writing of original stories. The activities in the workshop include: • A visualisation exercise to access sensory images from the story • An interview exercise to explore aspects of one of the story’s characters • A storymapping exercise • A storyboarding exercise • A collaborative group telling of the story ABOUT STORYWISE Storywise was founded and is run by Sheila Wee, a Singaporean storyteller who has been a professional storyteller since 1998. Because of her work to pioneer the revival of storytelling in Singapore, she has become known as Singapore’s Godmother of Storytelling. As well as running Storywise, Sheila is a Founding Director of the Federation of Asian Storytellers (FEAST). Sheila’s international work as a performer and workshop leader has taken her to Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, the UK and Vietnam. Find out more about Sheila Wee and Storywise at www.storywise.com.sg and www.facebook.com/storywise.singapore

Focus Areas Acquire Skills & Knowledge, Articulate Thoughts & Ideas

Point of Emphasis Not applicable

Lesson Goal #1 The pupils will listen to a folktale told by a professsional storyteller and discuss what techniques the teller used to make the stoy engaging.

Lesson Goal #2 The pupils will use their knowledge of the story told to express their thoughts on the characters and the setting of the story.

Lesson Goal #3 The pupils will be able to draw a storyboard of the story and tell the story collaboratively in a group exercise.

A whiteboard or flipchart

The Tote Board Arts Grant was introduced in 1995 to encourage the development of a vibrant arts culture in schools, and to promote arts appreciation amongst students.

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Offered by:

Storywise

Storywise was founded and is run by Sheila Wee, a Singaporean storyteller who has been living and breathing storytelling since 1998.  Because of her work to pioneer the revival of storytelling in Singapore, she has become known as Singapore’s Godmother of Storytelling. As well as running Storywise, Sheila is a Founding Director of the Federation of Asian Storytellers (FEAST). Sheila’s international work as a performer and workshop leader has taken her to Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, the UK and Vietnam. She is comfortable telling to both small and large audiences of all ages and is adept at varying her storytelling style according to her audience. Her storytelling has been described variously, as warm, engaging, elegant and captivating. Sheila teaches storytelling across a broad range of applications; from using storytelling in all levels of education, from preschool to university, to the use of storytelling in organisations and cultural institutions.  Storywise has strong team of highly experienced professional storytellers endorsed by the NAC for AEP programmes in English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil. Not only are they experienced teaching artists, but almost all of them were teachers before they became professional storytellers.

Contact

Sheila Wee 97984032 sheila@storywise.com.sg

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